This seamless baby sweater is made top down with integrated neck and button bands. Having a button placket down a side of the yoke means there’s plenty of room for easing the sweater over baby’s head, and placing the buttons at the front avoids having them press into baby’s back.

There are no complicated stitches or patterns to remember, just a very simple neckband, a garter yoke to keep baby’s chest warm and depending on your yarn colour and button choices it will be suitable for a baby girl or boy.

Like all minimal knits | DESIGNED baby clothes, MK#36 provides plenty of room to grow and the sleeves are designed to be rolled up when baby is at the younger end of the range.

The pictured sweater was made with Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Luxury machine washable wool in the colour Stone, with a bit of leftover yarn to add some colour to the edges but of course that is optional.

Skill Level Advanced Beginner… even though it might include a technique you haven’t used before, the pattern contains simple, straightforward instructions and notes on where to look for more information.

Sizing 0-3 (3-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24) months

Measurements
Chest approximately 48 (51, 54.5, 58, 62) cm – 19 (20, 21½, 23, 24½) inches, including 8 (9, 11, 11, 13) cm – 3½ (3½, 4, 4½, 5) inches of positive ease
Length from centre back neck edge to hem: 25, (27, 29, 31, 33) cm – 9⅞ (10⅞, 11½, 12¼, 13⅛) inches
Sleeves: 15.5 (16.5, 19, 20.5, 21.5) cm – 6 (6½, 7½, 8, 8½) inches from underarm

Materials needed
263 (299, 336, 369, 416) metres – 288 (328, 368, 404, 455) yards of DK/8 ply yarn
3.5 mm / US 4 needles for the neck band
4 mm / US 6 needles for the 1st part of the yoke
4 mm / US 6 dpns or circular needles suitable for magic loop for rest of the body and the sleeves
2 cute buttons with diameter 15-18mm / ⅝ - ¾ inch
4 stitch markers

Gauge
22 stitches = 10 cm / 4 inches